Sperm Whales

I'm not the kind of mathematician who is rude about engineers.
I take the piss out of them of course, but then I'm a Brit and taking the piss is what Brits do.
I am lost in admiration of engineers: they can actually DO things.

In contrast, being a pure mathematician is a bit like being a sperm whale: you may have the largest brain in the Animal Kingdom but you lack an opposable thumb.

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